Clinical News: Page 432

CMS revokes PET infection, inflammation imaging barrier

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has removed the final coding barrier for F-18 FDG PET imaging of infection and inflammation, according to the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

August 5, 2021

MITA hails radiopharmaceutical legislation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) applauded U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Tammy Baldwin for introducing the Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2021.

August 5, 2021

Varian secures Australian contract for oncology information system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian has won a contract with Australia-based Icon Group for its Aria oncology information system.

August 5, 2021

EchoNous partners with Us2.ai

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

EchoNous has inked a partnership with Singapore-based Us2.ai that will integrate Us2.ai's artificial intelligence (AI) software into EchoNous's Kosmos Platform for heart structure analysis.

August 5, 2021

Rezolut, CureMetrix launch pilot program in New York

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Rezolut and CureMetrix have launched a pilot program in New York City to improve breast cancer detection in women receiving routine screening mammograms.

August 5, 2021

Using AI with CT helps predict breast cancer metastasis

By Kate Madden Yee

Using a deep-learning algorithm with contrast-enhanced CT data is an effective way to predict axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients, according to a study published August 5 in Computers in Biology and Medicine.

August 5, 2021

DCIS shows as nonmass enhancement on breast MRI

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) diagnosed with conventional breast imaging usually showed nonmass enhancement on breast MRI scans, with a larger median span for lesions than mammography and an increased cancer detection rate of 6.2%, in a study published August 3 in Radiology.

August 5, 2021

Is radiology AI technology racist?

By Erik L. Ridley

Artificial intelligence (AI) models can recognize a patient's racial identity on medical images, even though radiologists can't, according to a new study that could have significant implications for how AI is trained and adopted in radiology.

August 5, 2021

Chest x-ray inflammation severity score hones COVID-19 detection

By Will Morton

A simple chest x-ray scoring system for assessing lung inflammation severity in COVID-19 patients helps doctors perform triage in underresourced countries, according to a study published July 30 in Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine.

August 5, 2021

Mobile interventional stroke unit improves patient 90-day outcomes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A pilot program conducted in New York City has shown that a mobile interventional stroke unit improves patient outcomes at 90 days after injury, according to a study published August 5 in Stroke.

August 4, 2021

Siemens forms partnership with TeamViewer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers has announced a partnership with TeamViewer related to the launch of its new WeScan remote diagnostic imaging service.

August 4, 2021

AI helps triage tuberculosis patients on chest x-ray

By Will Morton

An artificial intelligence (AI) model can accurately distinguish between active and healed tuberculosis on chest x-rays, according to a study published August 3 in Radiology.

August 4, 2021

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